The Singles Bar: Anita Baker, “Lately”

After a lengthy absence, Grammy-winning songstress Anita Baker has returned–and if her new song is any indication, ain’t nothin’ changed.

The Detroit native previews Only Forever, her first album in seven years, with a remake of Tyrese’s “Lately.” Amazingly, she takes Ty’s slow jam and makes it sound like a lost track from the “Giving You The Best That I Got” sessions. Seriously, you’d totally believe me if I’d told you that this was an Anita Baker joint from 1989.

Her sound, her voice, still timeless. I anxiously wait the arrival of Anita’s new album and hope there’s much more where this comes from.